NO ENGINES.
NO SUPPORT.
750 COLD WATER MILES TO KETCHIKAN, ALASKA.
RACE START
JUNE 14, 2026
ABOUT R2AK
No Engines. no support.
All the way to Alaska.
A test of physical endurance, backwater know-how, and bulldog tenacity to navigate the 760 cold water miles from Port Townsend Washington, to Ketchikan Alaska.
“Adventure may hurt you, but monotony will kill you.”
– ANONYMOUS
MEET THE TEAMS
GUTS. GRIT. DETERMINATION.
MEET THE TEAMS ATTEMPTING TO GO ALL THE WAY IN 2026
Read the bios and stats of the teams tackling R2AK in 2026.
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- Big R2AK News: Now With Less More.Dear adventure artists, tracker hounds, dreamers of terrifying dreams, As you know, we, the cobblers’ children of Race to Alaska, pride ourselves on delivering an experience that’s as unpredictable as Johnstone Strait winds and makes failure but a tasty appetizer to triumph. With that spirit in mind, we’re announcing the next evolution of our beloved
- Day Done: A Letter From Race BossLet’s start with the facts. Forty-four teams started with dreams of glory and sea spray, fears of the rugged places, and pedaling-induced injuries. Of those, 32 aimed for the whole enchilada: the 750-mile gut-punch to Ketchikan. And to start the thing off, the Proving Ground didn’t disappoint. A perfect blend of (almost) Coast Guard-free waters
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